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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 12, 1999

HB 589. By: Representative Hammontree of the 4th: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-155 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the school climate management and in-school suspension programs, so as to require notice to a student's parent or guardian of the student's assignment to in-school suspension; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 590. By: Representative McKinney of the 51st: A BILL to amend an Act requiring the tax commissioner of Fulton County to receive tax returns for the City of Atlanta and setting the date for payment of taxes, so as to authorize Fulton County and the Fulton County Board of Education to establish a single due date for taxes due to state and each of said units of local government; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 591. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Royal of the 164th, Irvin of the 45th, Holmes of the 53rd and Reed of the 52nd: A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for creation of municipal and county code enforcement boards; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNI'I'Y AFFAIRS
HB 592. By: Representatives Skipper of the !37th and Royal of the !64th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of state sales and use tax, so as to change certain prov1s1ons regarding payment of the tax by contractors; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 593. By: Representatives Cummings of the 27th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-23-106 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county supplement of retirement benefits under the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide that a county which supplements the salary of juvenile court judges may, but is not required, to supplement the retirement allowance of retired juvenile court judges; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 594. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, McBee of the 88th and Hudgens of the 24th: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-10-82 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the hearing fee on applications for search or arrest warrants or deposit account fraud citations, so as to change the maximum amount of such fee; to provide that no warrant or citation shall be issued for deposit account fraud totaling $25.00 or less; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
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HB 595. By: Representatives Williams of the 114th, Channell of the lllth, Coleman of the 142nd and Parrish of the 144th: A BILL to amend Code Section 37-2-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointments to regional mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse boards, so as to provide for confirmation of such appointments; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 596. By: Representatives Mobley of the 69th, Brooks of the 54th, Watson of the 70th and Hugley of the 133rd: A BILL to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide that students eligible for certain federal grants shall not be ineligible for HOPE scholarships for certain purposes; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 597. By: Representatives Hammontree of the 4th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-6-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of clerks of superior courts, so as to require clerks of superior courts to maintain and make readily available to the public printed copies of the real estate grantor and grantee indices; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 598. By: Representatives Skipper of the 137th, Buck of the 135th, Jamieson of the 22nd and Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition and rate of income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for employers who employ recipients of temporary assistance for needy families; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 599~By: Representatives Cummings of the 27th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Code section 47-6-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optional retirement allowances under the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide that when a member elects spouses' survival option and the spouse predeceases the member or the member and the spouse divorce prior to the member's death, the retirement allowance payable to the retired member shall be equal to the maximum retirement allowance that the retired member would have been entitled to receive if he or she had not made such election; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 600. By: Representatives Williams of the 114th and Lane of the 146th: A BILL to amend Chapter lOA of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Law," so as to provide for the licensing of mental health therapists and associate mental health therapists; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
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HB 601. By: Representative Buck of the 135th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to change certain provisions regarding the calculation of the retirement income exclusion with respect to a married couple filing a joint return; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 602. By: Representatives Jackson of the 112th, Powell of the 23rd and Walker of the !41st: A BILL to amend Chapter 6 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of the practice of auctioneers, so as to change the prov1s1ons relating to the qualifications of applicants for a license to practice as an auctioneer; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY
HB 603. By: Representatives Stallings of the lOOth and West of the lOlst: A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Villa Rica, so as to increase the penalties the municipal court is authorized to impose; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
HB 604. By: Representatives Buckner of the 95th, Orrock of the 56th, Childers of the 13th, Coleman of the 142nd, Henson of the 65th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide definitions; to require health insurers to provide coverage for a minimum of inpatient care following a mastectomy or lymph node dissection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 605. By: Representatives Smith of the !75th, Turnquest of the 73rd and Dukes of the 16lst: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Improved Student Learning Environment and Discipline Act of 1999"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 606. By: Representatives McClinton of the 68th, Mobley of the 69th and Stuckey of the 67th: A BILL to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Decatur, in DeKalb County, so as to enhance the powers, duties, and rights of the Board of Education of the City of Decatur so as to reconstitute the board of education to contract for short-term debt; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 607. By: Representatives Stephens of the !50th, DeLoach of the 172nd and Purcell of the !47th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit for active members of the Georgia National Guard; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 608. By: Representatives McCall of the 90th, Benefield of the 96th, Massey of the 86th and Stancil of the 16th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance, so as to change the powers and duties of the Board of Natural Resources; to provide that inspection stations may charge an inspection fee based on the free market; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 609. By: Representatives Stuckey of the 67th, McClinton of the 68th and Mobley of the 69th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-359.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts authorizing assessments and collection of municipal ad valorem taxes and digest preparation by the county tax commissioner, so as to authorize such contracts with respect to municipalities partially located within such county; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 610. By: Representatives Smith of the !75th, Turnquest of the 73rd and Dukes of the 161st: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions with respect to income taxes, so as to increase the income tax credit for the cost of operation of employer provided or employer sponsored child care; to provide an income tax credit to employers who construct on-site qualified child care facilities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 611. By: Representative Stuckey of the 67th: A BILL to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for homeowner tax relief grants to counties and local school districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 612. By: Representatives Massey of the 86th, Jones of the 71st, Hudgens of the 24th, Rice of the 79th, Jackson of the !12th and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 16-12-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to distributing obscene material, so as to provide that the term "obscene material" may include sound recordings; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY
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HB 613. By: Representatives Jenkins of the llOth, Porter of the 143rd and Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide that under certain conditions the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to disseminate electronically criminal history records of in-state felony convictions, pleas, and sentences to private persons, businesses, public agencies, and political subdivisions upon request without fingerprint comparison or consent of the person who records are requested; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 614. By: Representatives Jenkins of the llOth, Smith of the 109th and Holland of the 157th: A BILL to amend Code Section 47-2-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowance for certain members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for a retirement age for sworn peace officers employed by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 615. By: Representatives Jenkins of the 110th, Porter of the 143rd, Parham of the 122nd and Smith of the 109th: A BILL to amend Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to provide that membership dues shall be due on a certain date; to provide that membership dues shall not be required after payment for 20 years; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 616. By: Representatives Cummings of the 27th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Standards Law,"so as to define certain terms; to amend the minimum funding standards applicable to public retirement standards to ensure compliance with federal law; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 617. By: Representatives Cummings of the 27th and Shanahan of the lOth: A BILL to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement, so as to enact the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law"; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RETIREMENT
HB 618. By: Representatives Buck of the 135th and Royal of the 164th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition of the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to authorize the tax to be imposed for and proceeds of the tax to be expended for major capital equipment; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 619. By: Representative Wiles of the 34th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Tax Deferral for the Elderly Act," so as to provide for an additional tax deferral in every county in this state having a population of 400,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 620. By: Representative Stuckey of the 67th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property exempt from ad valorem taxation, so as to provide an exemption for property which is owned by a nonprofit corporation and leased to the Department of Labor for use in fulfilling the department's activities; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 621. By: Representative Stuckey of the 67th: A BILL to amend Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public property, so as to create a limited exception for purchases of real property by the Georgia Department of Labor in the fulfillment of its duties; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 622. By: Representatives Day of the 153rd, Stephens of the 150th, Ashe of the 46th, Harbin of the 113th, Bannister of the 77th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize additional appeals of certain erroneous assessments; to provide for alternate methods of providing notice of assessment; to provide for additional information and disclosures which must be provided to the taxpayer; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 623. By: Representatives Sims of the 167th and Channell of the 111th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-5-491 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of mobile homes owned and held by dealers, so as to provide that the assessed value of such mobile homes for ad valorem tax purposes shall be 50 percent of the invoice value for each such mobile home as reflected on the manufacturer's invoice; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 624. By: Representatives Day of the 153rd, Stephens of the 150th, Ashe of the 46th, Mueller of the 152nd, Tolbert of the 25th and others: A BILL to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize additional appeals of certain erroneous assessments; to change certain provisions with respect to certain values which are established by appeal; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
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HB 625. By: Representatives Smyre of the !36th, Buck of the !35th, Connell of the !15th, Heard of the 89th, Allen of the !17th and others: A BILL to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Ge6rgia Annotated, relating to the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to authorize the proceeds of such tax to be expended for operation and maintenance expenses of a consolidated government; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 626. By: Representatives Sims of the !67th, Heard of the 89th, Shaw of the !76th, Hanner of the !59th, Channell of the lllth and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition of the special county 1 percent sales and use tax, so as to authorize the tax to be imposed for and proceeds of the tax to be expended for the purpose of providing hospital services or indigent patient care services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 627. By: Representatives Greene of the !58th, Stanley of the 50th, Ray of the !28th, Floyd of the !38th and Benefield of the 96th: A BILL to amend Code Section 48-S-183 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum salaries of tax collectors and tax commissioners, so as to provide for additional increases in compensation; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
HB 628. By: Representatives Hugley of the 133rd and Taylor of the !34th: A BILL to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student discipline, so as to require local boards of education to file annual reports with the State Board of Education regarding student discipline actions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 629. By: Representatives Wiles of the 34th and Hammontree of the 4th: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs in the magistrate courts, so as to change the filing fee for filing a civil action; to change the fee for issuance of a writ of fieri facias; to authorize the magistrate courts to charge additional fees for certain specific services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 630. By: Representatives Lucas of the !24th, Walker of the !41st, Murphy of the 18th, Smyre of the !36th, Buck of the !35th and others: A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administrative space management, so as to require each state entity to submit an inventory of building space leased by such entity from a public or private entity to the Department of Administrative Services; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
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HB 631. By: Representatives Sauder of the 29th, Channell of the lllth, Powell of the 23rd, Tolbert of the 25th, Martin of the 145th, and others: A BILL to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to.medical assistance, so as to provide for the payment of inpatient hospital claims; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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HR 294. By: Representatives Massey of the 86th, Hegstrom of the 66th, Stuckey of the 67th, Franklin of the 39th, Unterman of the 84th and others: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Sexual Abuse of Children; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on RULES
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, February 12, 1999

SB 73. By: Senators Brush of the 24th and Bowen of the 13th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to magistrate courts, so as to provide jurisdiction of magistrate courts in cases in which a person is charged with a misdemeanor under Code Section 25-2-38, relating to violations under Chapter 2 of Title 25 or failing or refusing to comply with any regulation promulgated under said chapter; and for other purposes.

Referred to the committee on JUDICIARY

SB 105. By: Senator Kemp of the 3rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state sexual offender registry, so as to change definitions; to provide for registration of any Georgia resident convicted under the laws of another state or territory, the United States, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice of a sexually violent offense or a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY

SB 109.

By: Senators Walker of the 22nd, Starr of the 44th and Hecht of the

34th:

A BILL to amend Code Section 28-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia

Annotated, relating to apportionment and qualifications for the

Senate, so as to provide for the description of senatorial districts

34 and 44; to provide for related matters; to provide for an

effective date; and for other purposes.

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Referred to the Committee on LEGISLATIVE

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REAPPORTIONMENT

CONGRESSIONAL

SB 111. By: Senators Hecht of the 34th, Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Starr of the 44th: A BILL to amend Code Section 35-6A-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the election of chairman and vice-chairman and meetings of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, so as to authorize the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to transact and carry out through appointed committees the business of the council when serving pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 17 as the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY

SB 113.
By: Senators Starr of the 44th, Walker of the 22nd, Kemp of the 3rd and others:
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the crimes of assault and battery, so as to provide for the "Crimes Against Family Members Act of 1999"; to provide enhanced penalties for the commission of offenses of simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, and aggravated battery against persons in a domestic context; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on SPECIAL JUDICIARY

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SB 135. By: Senators Thompson of the 33rd, Tanksley of the 32nd and Lamutt of the 21st: A BILL to amend an Act entitled the "Cobb County Community Improvement Districts Act," as amended, so as to change certain provisions relating to purposes of community improvement districts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
SB 136. By: senators Thompson of the 33rd, Tanksley of the 32nd and Lamutt of the 21st: A BILL to amend an Act entitled the "Cobb County Community Improvement Districts Act," as amended, so as to clarify the purpose of the Act; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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